Bundles for Britain

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Bundles for Britain was a humanitarian aid organization founded in the United States by the American Natalie Wales Latham , which supplied clothing and medical goods to Great Britain from 1940.

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Until the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States had pursued a policy of military non-interference with events in Europe. However, Britain was given economic support and, since the war began in Europe, humanitarian organizations in the United States have been collecting money and supplies for the British people. One such organization was Bundles for Britain , which has been collecting money and clothing for Britain since 1940. From 1941 onwards, medical consumables and instruments were added, including ambulances and hospital equipment.

The British War Relief Society , founded in 1941, was an umbrella organization to which most of such organizations belonged. Bundles for Britain remained independent, but still worked very successfully. In soliciting donations, Bundles for Britain relied heavily on public support from celebrities, often attractive women.

Barkers for Britain

The Barkers for Britain campaign , which began in 1941, was intended to offer dog owners an opportunity to support a good cause with a grant. For 50 cents at Bundles for Britain , dog owners could purchase a dog tag to attach to the collar. As one of the most popular dogs in the USA at the time, Fala , the Scottish Terrier of American President Franklin D. Roosevelt , was featured in the organization's advertising.

Natalie Wales Latham

Natalie Wales Latham was the first woman to be honored Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of her commitment after the war . She later married Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton and died as Lady Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton on January 14, 2013 at the age of 103 in a nursing home in Andover, New Jersey.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c without author: Lady Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton . In: The Times , January 23, 2013, p. 47 Online PDF 120 kB, accessed January 6, 2014
  2. ↑ without author ("Philokuon"): Barkers for Britain. Appeal by American Dogs . In: The Teesdale Mercury , July 23, 1941, p. 6 Online PDF , 830 kB, accessed on January 4, 2014.
  3. ↑ without author: Fala and the Barkers for Britain . In: Prologue , Volume 38, No. 4, 2006, ISSN  0033-1031 Online , accessed January 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ Helena Pycior: The public and private lives of "first dogs" . In: Dorothee Brantz (Ed.): Beastly Natures: Animals, Humans, and the Study of History , University of Virginia Press, Charlottesville, VA, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8139-2995-8 , pp. 176–203, here p. 184.